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<h1>To define categories and information types
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	<li>Open a contents (.hhc) file, and then click <a onclick="doSection(conpr)" class=sidebar href="#nowhere"><b>Contents Properties</b></a>.

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	<li> Click the <b>Information Types </b>tab, and then click <b>Add</b>.
	<li>In the <b>Category name</b> box, type the name for the first category you want (for example, Experience Level).
	<li>In the <b> Description</b> box, type a description for the category. Descriptions for categories and information types are important because they are viewed by the user in the wizard that walks them through information type selection.
	<li>In the <b>Information type name </b>box, type the name of the information type you want (for example, Advanced).
	<li>In the <b>Description</b> box, type a description of the information type. For example, "topics for advanced users."
	<li>Click either <B>Inclusive Type</B> or <B>Exclusive Type</B> to assign an information type attribute.
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<h3>Notes</h3>

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	<li>You may want to make a backup copy of your contents file before you add information types to it.
	<li>After you define information types, you can <A HREF="infoadd.htm">assign them to a topic</A>.
	<li>You can create up to 10 categories and 32 separate information types. The name for an information type cannot exceed 255 characters.
	<li>Categories are optional, if you use them, all information types must be added to a category.
	<li>If used with a <a href="overlrg.htm">large collection</a> of merged compiled help (.chm) files, categories should be standardized for all the files in the collection.
	<li>Information types are not supported when using a <a href="cntman.htm">binary table of contents</a>.
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